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American Kestrel                                           Classic Autos Cruise
                                                           into Napa Valley for
Next to the barn owl, the second most frequently treated   Father’s Day
raptor is the red-tailed hawk, and the third is among the
smallest of raptors, the American kestrel.                 V Marketplace celebrates the
Photo: Trina Wood, UC Davis                                “art of the driving machine”
School of Veterinary Medicine
                                                           Yountville, CA - April 21, 2015 - The Napa Valley will proudly wel-
                      	                                    come car connoisseurs from around the Bay Area and beyond as
                                                           V Marketplace in Yountville, hosts the 25th Annual Father’s Day
                                                           Invitational Auto Show on Sunday, June 21, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to
                                                           3:00 p.m. Auto entries are by invitation. The event is Free to the Public.
                                                           From the national champions, to the local favorites, to the one-
                                                           of-a-kind collector curiosities, more than 150 early and late model
                                                           autos spanning almost 100 years of production can be seen at
                                                           this non-competitive, open-class invitational exhibition. Whether
                                                           nostalgia means rolling down the road in a classic 1928 Model A
                                                           Phaeton, sliding into the drive-in with a ‘57 Chevy, or cruising the
                                                           fast lane in a Ferrari, this show-stopping collection presents some
                                                           of the finest autos to grace the highway in any era and is the perfect
                                                           gift for Father’s Day!
                                                           V Marketplace has also invited local nonprofits to add to the festivi-
                                                           ties. Firing up their grill, serving delicious sausages and hot dogs, will
                                                           be the Fire Explorers and the Yountville Fire Department. Manning
                                                           the booth where cool beverages can be found will be the Native Sons
                                                           of the Golden West and the Native Daughters of the Golden West. 
                                                           Operation Love will be on site collecting donations to provide care
                                                           packages to our deployed armed forces stationed in harms way and
                                                           the Duke Truck will be selling icy cold treats for the Pathway Home. 
                                                           All proceeds from these sales go directly to the nonprofits.
                                                           Make it a Father’s Day weekend escape to Napa Valley! Surrounded
                                                           by lush gardens, beautiful water features, and meandering cobble-
                                                           stone walkways, V Marketplace, provides a beautiful backdrop for
                                                           this annual event. Visitors can look forward to a unique variety of dis-
                                                           tinctive specialty shops, galleries, restaurants, wine tasting, hot air bal-
                                                           looning and Michael Chiarello’s NapaStyle and Bottega Ristorante.
                                                           The Yountville Trolley will be offering shuttle service free of charge
                                                           to and from the California Veteran’s Home where additional event
                                                           parking can be found.
                                                           V Marketplace is located just 1 hour northeast of San Francisco at
                                                           6525 Washington Street in Yountville - Napa Valley. Take Hwy 29
                                                           to the Yountville/Veterans Home exit, 9 miles north of the City of
                                                           Napa. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
                                                           For Information, Call (707) 944-2451 • www.vmarketplace.com

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